Learn All About the Best Oil for Beard Growth!

There is a perfect oil for beard growth which will help put a stop to the question that has been worrying you: ‘why is my beard not growing?' Many factors come into play when it comes to growing a dense and luxurious beard.

Apart from a healthy diet, daily grooming is a must to ensure that your beard grows nice and thick. Stunted beard growth could indicate underlying nutritional deficiencies but it might even indicate lack of proper love and care for your beard.

So today I am going to talk about some beard growing oil recipes which will stimulate your hair follicles to grow quickly.

What Makes A Beard Grow?

As stated above, there are many factors that decide how long, thick and dense your beard will grow. As you probably already know, hair growth goes through three different phases-anagen catagen and telogen.

Without getting into the science and technicalities behind these, all you need to know is that anagen is the phase when the hair grows, catagen is the stage when the hair stops growing while telogen is the phase when the hair stays at the same length with no new growth. Naturally, if we had things our way, we would want all our hairs to be in the Anagen phase all the time.

Unfortunately, that does not happen. What we can only do is eat well, eliminate stress from our lives and also provide our hair with an environment that is conducive to growth. Essential oils for beard growth can provide this environment by nourishing the hair roots and protecting them from harsh environmental factors that cause hair fall and breakage.

How Does Beard Growth Oil Work?

Beard growth oil prevents damage and wear and tear caused by the environment to beard hair.

While the first step in growing a long and strong beard is to stop shaving, you might still have to trim your beard every now and then to eliminate stray hair and also give a definite shape to your beard. When you first start growing a beard, your face tends to feel terribly itchy.

To counter this itch, I recommend the use of different oils such as Coconut or Jojoba oils mixed with the right essential oils that eliminate inflammation whilst stimulating growth. These oils also moisturize and impregnate the hair follicles of your beard, creating an atmosphere conducive for growth.

Update: A reader (see comments section) sent me information that clarifies Rosemary is not actually beneficial for beard growth...

​"Beard hair and scalp hair are totally different. (which is why they feel and look different) Beard hair is like body hair – it’s androgenic – meaning it requires male hormone likes DHT to grow. That’s why men have more body hair than women, including of course facial hair. Scalp hair however is not androgenic. And here’s the catch – the hormone DHT that causes male pattern baldness is the SAME hormone that promotes, yes promotes beard growth.

Studies have shown that regular use of Rosemary officinalis for hair massage can actually reverse the effects of DHT (dihydrotestosterone) which causes hair fall.

So add this oil to your beard growth oil recipe and you will definitely see a positive change in your beard’s appearance.

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This is why bald men often have excellent beards. So if you suggest to men that they put scalp hair friendly products like Rosemary oil on their beards, you’re going to HINDER their beard growth and even kill it off completely. Rosemary oil is a highly effective DHT blocker. If you put that on your beard, you will starve it of essentiel growth hormones. "

Best Beard Growth Oil Recipes

Try one or both of the following beard growing oil recipes and see the difference!

Beard Growth Oil Blend 1

3 drops Rosemary oil

5 drops each Lavender and Sandalwood oils

2-3 drops Lemon oil

Mix all the oils together in a dark colored glass bottle. To use, mix it up with Coconut oil which is one of the best carrier oils for growing a beard.

Massage the mixture well into the hair and skin. Leave it on overnight. Wash off using a mild beard shampoo the next morning.

Beard Growth Oil Blend 2

12 drops Cedarwood oil

10-12 drops Cypress oil

5-6 drops Lavender oil

3-5 drops Rosemary oil

1 tbsp Jojoba oil

As I said earlier, Jojoba oil promotes luxurious beard growth making it one of the best oils to use when growing/maintaining a beard. Mix the above blend and store it in an amber colored bottle away from heat and light.

Use it daily. This recipe is light enough to be used during the daytime as it won’t give your beard a greasy look.